Liuyan Yang

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Liuyan Yang is a scholar working on Pollution, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liuyan Yang has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Pollution, 23 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 20 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Liuyan Yang's work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (21 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (19 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (16 papers). Liuyan Yang is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (21 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (19 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (16 papers). Liuyan Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Liuyan Yang's co-authors include Yan Gao, Lin Xiao, Guanghui Yu, Helong Jiang, Huacheng Xu, Xiaofeng Chen, Ai‐Jun Miao, Yicheng Yang, Jia Wen and Bin Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Liuyan Yang

63 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Assessment of global unconventional oil and gas resources 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 50 100 150 200 250
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Assessment of global unconventional oil and gas resources
    2016 251 citations Liuyan Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Liuyan Yang China 27 959 555 511 478 474 64 2.3k
Cheng Liu China 34 491 0.5× 932 1.7× 717 1.4× 382 0.8× 752 1.6× 150 3.0k
Chihiro Yoshimura Japan 29 575 0.6× 324 0.6× 437 0.9× 342 0.7× 1.0k 2.1× 139 3.1k
Frédèric Thalasso Mexico 32 935 1.0× 850 1.5× 501 1.0× 290 0.6× 300 0.6× 118 2.9k
Chul Park United States 28 1.3k 1.4× 281 0.5× 336 0.7× 628 1.3× 614 1.3× 74 2.5k
Guodong Ji China 29 1.0k 1.1× 226 0.4× 524 1.0× 653 1.4× 336 0.7× 111 2.4k
Qiushi Shen China 30 874 0.9× 852 1.5× 580 1.1× 799 1.7× 882 1.9× 99 2.8k
Robert P. Gambrell United States 27 1.0k 1.1× 708 1.3× 664 1.3× 273 0.6× 287 0.6× 80 2.9k
Joachim Mohn Switzerland 33 1.3k 1.4× 543 1.0× 871 1.7× 552 1.2× 344 0.7× 87 3.7k
Yiping Li China 28 666 0.7× 1.5k 2.8× 802 1.6× 449 0.9× 957 2.0× 126 3.4k
Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff Germany 28 538 0.6× 1.0k 1.9× 366 0.7× 238 0.5× 241 0.5× 69 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Liuyan Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liuyan Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Liuyan Yang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Liuyan Yang. The network helps show where Liuyan Yang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liuyan Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Liuyan Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Liuyan Yang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Liuyan Yang. Liuyan Yang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Qi, Ximeng, et al.. (2024). Cycles of solar ultraviolet radiation favor periodic expansions of cyanobacterial blooms in global lakes. Water Research. 255. 121471–121471. 14 indexed citations
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Sun, Chenxi, et al.. (2023). Hierarchical porous loofah-like carbon with sulfhydryl functionality for electrochemical detection of trace mercury in water. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1276. 341646–341646. 9 indexed citations
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Gao, Yan, et al.. (2022). The Growth of Vallisneria natans and Its Epiphytic Biofilm in Simulated Nutrient-Rich Flowing Water. Water. 14(14). 2236–2236. 6 indexed citations
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Zheng, C., Lin Gan, Jinling Zhu, et al.. (2021). Effects of biochar on the growth of Vallisneria natans in surface flow constructed wetland. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(46). 66158–66170. 19 indexed citations
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Wen, Jia, et al.. (2020). Fe-modified biochar enhances microbial nitrogen removal capability of constructed wetland. The Science of The Total Environment. 740. 139534–139534. 75 indexed citations
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Shen, Jianing, et al.. (2020). Efficient nitrate removal by Pseudomonas mendocina GL6 immobilized on biochar. Bioresource Technology. 320(Pt A). 124324–124324. 75 indexed citations
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Wang, Xin, Wenli Tang, Yicheng Yang, et al.. (2020). Bioaccumulations and potential human health risks assessment of heavy metals in ppk-expressing transgenic rice. The Science of The Total Environment. 710. 136496–136496. 25 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qiong, Liuyan Yang, Xuxiang Zhang, et al.. (2018). Microcystis bloom containing microcystin-LR induces type 2 diabetes mellitus. Toxicology Letters. 294. 87–94. 19 indexed citations
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Yang, Liuyan, et al.. (2014). [Characteristics and influencing factors of phosphorus adsorption on sediment in Lake Taihu and Lake Hulun].. PubMed. 35(3). 951–7. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Yang, Zhongbo Wei, Xiaolong Zhang, et al.. (2014). Biochar from Alternanthera philoxeroides could remove Pb(II) efficiently. Bioresource Technology. 171. 227–232. 99 indexed citations
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Xu, Huacheng, Helong Jiang, Guanghui Yu, & Liuyan Yang. (2014). Towards understanding the role of extracellular polymeric substances in cyanobacterial Microcystis aggregation and mucilaginous bloom formation. Chemosphere. 117. 815–822. 103 indexed citations
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Zhou, Haixia, et al.. (2013). Effects of Different Primary Producers (Cyanobacteria and Macrophyte) on the Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Phosphorus Forms and Concentrations in a Lake. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 22(6). 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Shuai, Bin Huang, Zhongbo Wei, et al.. (2013). Seasonal variation of phytoplankton nutrient limitation in Lake Taihu, China: A monthly study from Year 2011 to 2012. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 94. 190–196. 32 indexed citations
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Zeng, Jin, et al.. (2012). Spatial Distribution and Seasonal Variation of Heavy Metals in Water and Sediments of Taihu Lake. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 21(5). 18 indexed citations
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Tian, Yuan, Bin Gao, Yu Wang, et al.. (2012). Deposition and transport of functionalized carbon nanotubes in water-saturated sand columns. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 213-214. 265–272. 76 indexed citations
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Du, Hongwei, Liuyan Yang, Jun Wu, et al.. (2012). Simultaneous removal of phosphorus and nitrogen in a sequencing batch biofilm reactor with transgenic bacteria expressing polyphosphate kinase. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 96(1). 265–272. 15 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xuxiang, Bing Wu, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2009). Class 1 integronase gene and tetracycline resistance genes tetA and tetC in different water environments of Jiangsu Province, China. Ecotoxicology. 18(6). 652–660. 83 indexed citations

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